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1955 Map of Fort Jones

Name: 1955 Topographic Map of Fort Jones
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1970
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1970

About this map

The Scott River valley serves as the central corridor for this mid-century survey, anchoring a landscape where agriculture and mining intersect. The town of Fort Jones is the primary hub, marked by a Water Tank and the Fort Jones Historic Marker. Nearby settlements like Greenview, Cheeseville, and Mugginsville suggest a tight-knit community of dairies and small-scale farms supported by a complex network of irrigation ditches and lanes such as Patent Lane and Serpa Lane.

In the surrounding highlands of the Klamath National Forest, the map records an intensive mining history. Named claims like the Gumboot Mine, Nellie Gray Mine, and Star Mine are scattered across the Mineral Range and the slopes near Oro Fino Mine. Local education and social life are represented by the Meamber School, Quartz Valley School, and the Charity Mission, providing a detailed look at the social geography of Siskiyou County before modern consolidation.